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Crosscut Cabouchon Fungsi Utamo: Koleksi Perhiasan by Lingjun Sun

Crosscut Cabouchon Fungsi Utamo: Koleksi Perhiasan by Lingjun Sun is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Perak in Perhiasan Competition Category.


PerakPerhiasan· 2021

Crosscut Cabouchon Fungsi Utamo: Koleksi Perhiasan

by Lingjun Sun

Client: Lingjun Sun Jewellery

A' Design Award Perak Winner in Perhiasan Category

Colors

The Design

About Crosscut Cabouchon Fungsi Utamo: Koleksi Perhiasan

Crosscut Cabouchon adolah koleksi perhiasan barupo bros, cincin, jo anting-anting. Opal nan ditambang sacaro etis dari Australia dipasang dalam bingkai nan bawarna barani. Corian dari sisa potongan interior diukia jo tangan, sarato aluminium nan didaur ulang dari casing laptop di-anodisasi untuak manambah warna. Ameh jo perak nan didaur ulang dari perhiasan warisan dibuek jo katarampilan pandai ameh tradisional. Paneh nan takontrol mambuek batu permato dapek dipasang langsuang ka dalam Corian tanpa parlu perekat. Koleksi ko manjapuik nan mamakainyo untuak maliek batu permato klasik dalam cahayo nan babeda.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Perak

Crosscut Cabouchon Fungsi Utamo: Koleksi Perhiasan adolah pamenang A' Design Award Perak, sabuah pangakuan nan luar biaso bapresti nan dibarikan ka rancangan tingkaik tatinggi, elok jo mangesankan. Pamenang Perak adolah karya nan sangaik cemerlang jo sangaik kreatif nan mamparlihatkan kapakaran, bakaik jo katajaman pikiran parancangnyo. Crosscut Cabouchon Fungsi Utamo: Koleksi Perhiasan dipaokan manjadi karya nan mangaguikan, contoh tauladan, sangaik profesional jo inovatif sacaro dalam. Rancangan nan manang Perak iko adolah panemuan nan nampak jo dikagumi nan mambari sumbangan untuak maluaskan batas seni, ilimu, rancangan jo teknologi. Crosscut Cabouchon Fungsi Utamo: Koleksi Perhiasan adolah ciptaan nan dicamburui banyak urang, nan mambangkikkan karinduan, mambaok parasaan positif jo malahiakan karagumon jo kakaguman.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties
Within the carefully designed and boldly coloured settings, Lingjun matches the opal with new vocabularies of materials, Corian and anodized aluminium meet gold and silver from ethical and sustainable source to offer a stark contrast with the characteristics of the stone. The unusual material palette and innovative setting techniques allow Sun opportunities to play with scale and proportion.
Dimensions & Packaging
Brooch No.1: 38mm x 38mm x 8mm;
Ring No.1: 25mm x 24mm x 10mm;
Brooch No.2: 35mm x 35mm x 8mm;
Ring No.2: 25mm x 22mm x 10mm;
Earrings No.1: 54mm x 23mm x 6mm.
Tags
Upcycle, Sustainable, Ethical, Art Jewellery, Contemporary Jewellery, Futuristic
Production Technology
Corian from interior offcuts, was individually carved by hand to serve the design. Aluminium recycled from laptop cases, was anodized individually to achieve the effect. Gold and silver recycled from estate jewellery, were fabricated with traditional goldsmith skills. Ethically mined opals from Australia, were customized accordingly. At a later stage, utilizing Corian's property under controlled heat had given the possibility of setting gems in Corian directly without additional adhesive support.
Design Challenge
Transferring uncommon material combination with an understandable design language into wearable jewellery is the first challenge.
Upcycling Corian offcuts and aluminium requires considerable amount of design adjustment and prototype experiment.
At its later stage, setting gems into Corian directly without adhesive or other support is an innovation for this collection which was supported significantly with both theoretical and practical researches.
Research
Design analysis of futuristic architecture had been carried through both digital and physical means. Months of experiments with academic support has provided stable production, particularly in aluminium anodizing and innovative setting techniques with Corian. First-hand interviews and second-hand researches have provided understanding of both ethical opal mining practice in Australia and cutting techniques in depth.
Inspiration
This collection comes from a mind that is endlessly fascinated by structures. Futuristic architecture has played a significant role in the inspiration. Corian from interior offcuts, aluminium from laptop cases, precious metals from estate jewellery and ethically sourced gems, connected together with both traditional carving skills and innovative setting techniques, have formed the DNA of this series.
Project Duration
The project started in October 2018 in London and finished in June 2019 in London, and was exhibited in International Jewellery London 2019, was awarded with Best Bright Young Gem in September 2019.
Operation Flow
The contrast of the jewellery collection comes from its unusual material combination, however, with the thoughtful design and techniques, pieces have achieved harmony: colourful, light-weighted, in an ethical and sustainable manner. Crosscut Cabouchon invites its wearers to see classic gemstones in a different light.
Team Members
Designer: Lingjun Sun
Maker: Lingjun Sun
Image Credits
Image #1,2,5: Photographer Lewis Rhodes, Rachel McCarthy

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